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Kelly, re: > I've began to wonder what other types of datasources the LDM lets you > connect to. The LDM provides the ability to connect to other LDMs that explicitly allow connection requests. What data the "upstream" (feeder) LDM has is dependent on what data it requests from other LDMs and/or is the source of. An LDM is the source for data by virtue of its administrator setting up processes that "inject" data into its queue. Once a data product is inserted into an LDM queue, it is available to be relayed to LDMs that request it. > Could it be used to pull data from an ADDE server? The images in the Unidata-Wisconsin datastrea (IDD feed type UNIWISC (aka MCIDAS) are created by ADDE access to GOES servers as a local file and then injected into the LDM queue on the same machine (unidata2.ssec.wisc.edu). You can see that the process contains more than one step, but the simple answer is that yes, the LDM can be used to provide access to data that is available through McIDAS ADDE. > I'm > curious because I'd like to store data locally on one of my boxes to > use but it seems you have to be a university to obtain that. :) The IDD is a project built from sites that run LDMs and make the data available to other sites. The ability to participate in the IDD is not strictly limited to universities, but universities do comprise the majority of sites in the IDD. Other sites that participate in the IDD are the US government (via NEXRAD Level II data collection and dissemination), some private companies who make data available to IDD participants in a quid pro quo arrangement, and foreign institutions that provide access to locally held datasets that are not available anywhere else. There is also more than one example of private individuals that have created a relationship with a university participating in the IDD to get a feed of one of the non-restricted types of data. > Any ideas? What data are you looking to get access to? Also, since you mention ADDE, are you currently getting the data you want through ADDE access? If yes, you should know that you should be able to not only visualize the data from an ADDE server, but also save it to disk (depending on which application you are using). What application are you using to access data through ADDE servers? Finally, what is your status (e.g., home enthusiast; private business; etc.)? > Thanks! No worries. Cheers, Tom **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GCZ-446166 Department: Support IDD Priority: Normal Status: Closed